Clinical trials: Brain Stem Tumors
Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma
Bevacizumab and Irinotecan in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent, Progressive, or Refractory Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, or Low Grade Glioma
This phase II trial is studying how well giving bevacizumab together with irinotecan works in treating young patients with recurrent, progressive, or refractory glioma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, or low grade glioma.
- Conditions
- Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Childhood Spinal Cord Neoplasm, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT00381797
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Fludeoxyglucose F-18, Irinotecan Hydrochloride
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Lenalidomide and Radiation Therapy in High Grade Gliomas or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas
Background: Children who are diagnosed with brain tumors known as high grade gliomas or diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas are generally treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, High Grade Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT01222754
- Testing
- Lenalidomide, XRT, 54-59.4 Gy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Medulloblastoma, Astrocytoma, Grade III
Phase I Study of Mebendazole Therapy for Recurrent/Progressive Pediatric Brain Tumors
This is a safety (Phase 1) trial using mebendazole for recurrent pediatric brain cancers that include medulloblastoma and high grade glioma, that are no longing responding to standard therapies.
- Conditions
- Medulloblastoma, Astrocytoma, Grade III, Glioblastoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT02644291
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Bevacizumab in Reducing CNS Side Effects in Patients Who Have Undergone Radiation Therapy to the Brain for Primary Brain Tumor, Meningioma, or Head and Neck Cancer
Bevacizumab may reduce CNS side effects caused by radiation therapy. This randomized phase II trial is studying how well bevacizumab works in reducing CNS side effects in patients who have undergone radiation therapy to the brain…
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Meningioma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT00492089
- Testing
- bevacizumab, magnetic resonance imaging, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Adjuvant Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy for Pediatric Patients With High-grade Glioma or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Childhood aggressive gliomas are rare brain tumors with very poor prognosis. Due to the tumor's location and infiltrative nature, surgical removal is not always possible, and even when resection is performed and combined with…
- Trial name
- ADDICT-pedGLIO (NCT04911621)
- Testing
- Dendritic cell vaccination + temozolomide-based chemoradiation, Dendritic cell vaccination +- conventional next-line treatment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Brain Tumor, Recurrent
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Recurrent Pediatric Brain Tumors
The goal of this proposal is to evaluate a new Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) modification which could revolutionize the treatment of brain tumors in children and adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01682746
- Testing
- Photofrin (porfimer sodium) & photodynamic therapy.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Harry T Whelan, MD
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Melphalan With BBBD in Treating Patients With Brain Malignancies
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00253721
- Testing
- Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Amifostine to Protect From Side Effects of PSCT in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Chordoma, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00003926
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, busulfan, filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Yoga Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors
This clinical trial studies yoga therapy in treating patients with malignant brain tumors. Yoga therapy may improve the quality of life of patients with brain tumors
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Meningioma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT01234805
- Testing
- yoga therapy, questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Lorlatinib for Newly-Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma With ROS or ALK Fusion
The goal of this study is to determine the response of the study drug loratinib in treating children who are newly diagnosed high-grade glioma with a fusion in ALK or ROS1.
- Conditions
- High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Infant Type Hemispheric Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT06333899
- Testing
- Lorlatinib, Lorlatinib with chemotherapy1, Lorlatinib with chemotherapy 2
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Study of Tissue Samples From Patients With Glioma or Other Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Studying the genes expressed in samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00967200
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacogenomic studies
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Rebeccamycin Analogue in Treating Children With Solid Tumors or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of rebeccamycin analogue in treating children who have solid tumors or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00006102
- Testing
- becatecarin
- Where
- 226 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Temozolomide Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma or Recurrent CNS or Other Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Head and Neck Cancer, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00005952
- Testing
- filgrastim, temozolomide, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Acoustic Schwannoma, Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Efficacy of 68Ga-DOTATOC Positron Emission Tomography (PET) CT in Children and Young Adults With Brain Tumors
This pilot clinical trial studies gallium Ga 68-edotreotide (68Ga-DOTATOC) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in finding brain tumors in younger patients.
- Conditions
- Acoustic Schwannoma, Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT02194452
- Testing
- gallium Ga 68-edotreotide, positron emission tomography, computed tomography
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Sue O'Dorisio
Brain Tumors, Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Stem Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003625
- Testing
- cyclosporine, etoposide, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- 74 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
Pomalidomide in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Progressive, or Refractory Central Nervous System Tumors
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of pomalidomide in treating younger patients with tumors of the brain or spine (central nervous system) that have come back or are continuing to grow.
- Conditions
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma, Recurrent Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT02415153
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study, Pomalidomide
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Solid Tumor, Brain Tumor
Immune Reconstitution in Oncology Patients Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Autologous stem cell rescue is an established therapy in high risk neuroblastoma and relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma and an experimental therapy in some other solid and brain tumors to facilitate the use of very intense chemotherapy…
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Brain Tumor, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- IROPAST (NCT01540175)
- Testing
- Blood samples obtained
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Brain Stem Glioma, Glioblastoma
Immunotherapy for Patients With Brain Stem Glioma and Glioblastoma
The purpose of the Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy study for patients with glioblastoma and/or brainstem glioma is to determine whether in patients with malignant brain tumors, dendritic cells injected peripherally can reactivate…
- Trial name
- NCT00576641
- Testing
- autologous dendritic cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Glioblastoma Multiforme (WHO Grade IV), Anaplastic Astrocytoma (WHO Grade III)
Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors With Chemotherapy and Radiation Using Cells Modified for Chemoprotection and an Experimental Drug to Decrease the Tumor Cell Resistance to Chemotherapy
Cure rates for patients with high grade glioma remain disappointing, in part because tumor cells are often resistant to chemotherapy, and because using higher doses of chemotherapy causes damage to normal blood cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00272870
- Testing
- 06Benzylguanine, MGMT P140K, Meltenyi CliniMacs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Kidney Cancer
MT2004-30: Tomotherapy for Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: A peripheral blood stem cell transplant or bone marrow transplant using stem cells from the patient may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy and image-guided intensity-modulated radiation…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Kidney Cancer, Liver Cancer, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00623077
- Testing
- filgrastim, busulfan, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota